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		<title>Steven F. Stanaszak</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Steve Stanaszak is managing partner of the Firm&#8217;s Milwaukee office. His practice focuses on trial court litigation of catastrophic injury, disfigurement, wrongful death claims, and the defense of employment-related claims against employers. His litigation experience also involves: Coordinating emergency response accident investigation Reconstruction and evidence preservation Comprehensive pre-suit claim analysis...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steve Stanaszak is managing partner of the Firm&#8217;s Milwaukee office. His practice focuses on trial court litigation of catastrophic injury, disfigurement, wrongful death claims, and the defense of employment-related claims against employers. His litigation experience also involves:</p>
<p>Coordinating emergency response accident investigation<br />
Reconstruction and evidence preservation<br />
Comprehensive pre-suit claim analysis and valuation for catastrophic injury claims<br />
Stanaszak assists employers with some of their most difficult staffing issues. His labor and employment work involves issues including</p>
<p>Sexual harassment<br />
Wrongful discharge<br />
Discrimination</p>
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		<title>John Picone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>John Picone, leader of the Spencer Fane Intellectual Property team, specializes in complex cases that deviate from standard practices and require meticulous research, comprehensive knowledge, and high-level creativity to protect clients&#8217; interests. An innovator in strategy development and execution, he blends his extensive mission planning, training, organization, situational awareness, and...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>John Picone, leader of the Spencer Fane Intellectual Property team, specializes in complex cases that deviate from standard practices and require meticulous research, comprehensive knowledge, and high-level creativity to protect clients&#8217; interests. An innovator in strategy development and execution, he blends his extensive mission planning, training, organization, situational awareness, and tactical skills acquired over his decades-long career as a Naval Aviator with his industry insight and courtroom experience to obtain the best possible outcomes.</p>
<p>With an emphasis on intricate litigation cases, John represents clients navigating patent, trademark, and copyright claims; trade secrets; antitrust violations; labor and employment matters; and complex contractual disputes in state and federal courts. He also specializes in technology-centric civil and criminal litigation, armed with an extensive background in semiconductors, software and programming languages, encryption, cellular / wireless technology, mining equipment and processes, avionics, optics, and e-commerce models.</p>
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		<title>Louis M. Solomon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lou is an internationally recognized trial lawyer who has tried more than 50 complex commercial cases before judges, juries, and arbitral and governmental bodies. He has successfully litigated more than a dozen high-stakes controversies, each approaching or exceeding a billion dollars. Lou has extensive experience as lead trial counsel in...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/louis-m-solomon">Louis M. Solomon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lou is an internationally recognized trial lawyer who has tried more than 50 complex commercial cases before judges, juries, and arbitral and governmental bodies. He has successfully litigated more than a dozen high-stakes controversies, each approaching or exceeding a billion dollars. </p>
<p>Lou has extensive experience as lead trial counsel in international disputes and controversies affecting multinational companies worldwide, with work covering EU countries, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, and other former Soviet states. He has represented clients as lead trial counsel in private and class action cases, as well as in government and regulatory proceedings, spanning diverse subject matters and industries.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/louis-m-solomon">Louis M. Solomon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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		<title>Richard Jacobsen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Richard Jacobsen serves as Lead Partner for Orrick&#8217;s 450-lawyer global Litigation practice, leader of Orrick&#8217;s Financial Services Litigation team and member of the firm&#8217;s 11-member Board of Directors. The world&#8217;s largest financial institutions and other corporate leaders call on Rich to first chair their most complex, high-value litigation. For over...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Richard Jacobsen serves as Lead Partner for Orrick&#8217;s 450-lawyer global Litigation practice, leader of Orrick&#8217;s Financial Services Litigation team and member of the firm&#8217;s 11-member Board of Directors.</p>
<p>The world&#8217;s largest financial institutions and other corporate leaders call on Rich to first chair their most complex, high-value litigation. For over two decades, he has successfully defended clients against billions of dollars of claims, securing some of the most favorable settlements and trial and appellate victories that have set precedents and significantly impacted the finance industry and reduced his clients&#8217; exposure. He is among the youngest partners to be named a New York Law Journal Distinguished Leader on the basis of this record. He leads a team that has been named twice as Law360 Banking Group of the Year (2022 &#038; 2025) in recognition of their courtroom results.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/richard-jacobsen">Richard Jacobsen</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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		<title>Darrell Cafasso</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Darrell Cafasso is a first-chair trial lawyer and global co-leader of Orrick&#8217;s Finance Sector. He brings a deep, practical understanding of the financial sector to his client engagements and has guided many of the world&#8217;s leading financial institutions through high-profile, mission-critical matters. Prior to joining Orrick, Darrell served as the...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Darrell Cafasso is a first-chair trial lawyer and global co-leader of Orrick&#8217;s Finance Sector. He brings a deep, practical understanding of the financial sector to his client engagements and has guided many of the world&#8217;s leading financial institutions through high-profile, mission-critical matters.</p>
<p>Prior to joining Orrick, Darrell served as the Global Head of Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings at Goldman Sachs, where he served as a key advisor to the firm and oversaw litigation, arbitration, and other disputes, as well as regulatory, criminal, and investigative proceedings, affecting Goldman Sachs, its world-wide affiliates, or their employees. In this role, Darrell managed a large international team of lawyers that determined legal strategy for threatened or actual litigations, regulatory and criminal matters and other contentious proceedings, oversaw internal investigations, and advised legal and business constituencies on legal, reputational and regulatory risks and issues involving all businesses of Goldman Sachs including investment banking, global markets, merchant banking, research, trading, lending, M&#038;A, asset and wealth management, and consumer lending. Darrell was responsible for the firm&#8217;s most critical litigation and regulatory matters and successfully resolved a number of important matters on behalf of the firm.</p>
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		<title>David McGill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>David leads Orrick&#8217;s Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group and represents industry leaders in high-stakes matters. Rated as a &#8220;Band 1&#8221; enforcement lawyer by Chambers USA, David focuses on designing innovative solutions for financial and technology companies involved in complex disputes and investigations, often with significant regulatory implications. The Legal...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/david-mcgill">David McGill</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David leads Orrick&#8217;s Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group and represents industry leaders in high-stakes matters. Rated as a &#8220;Band 1&#8221; enforcement lawyer by Chambers USA, David focuses on designing innovative solutions for financial and technology companies involved in complex disputes and investigations, often with significant regulatory implications.</p>
<p>The Legal 500 reports that clients praise David for being “insightful, uber responsive and fearless” in his advocacy, and he is known to offer “invaluable and practical, business-oriented advice” in high-stakes disputes and investigations.  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/david-mcgill">David McGill</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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		<title>Nikole Setzler Mergo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>With 25 years of experience, trial lawyer Nikole Setzler Mergo represents some of the world&#8217;s largest manufacturers, health care providers, life sciences companies, and financial institutions, as well as locally-owned North and South Carolina businesses, in both jury and non-jury litigation. Nikole regularly conducts investigations into alleged workplace harassment, discrimination,...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/nikole-setzler-mergo">Nikole Setzler Mergo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With 25 years of experience, trial lawyer Nikole Setzler Mergo represents some of the world&#8217;s largest manufacturers, health care providers, life sciences companies, and financial institutions, as well as locally-owned North and South Carolina businesses, in both jury and non-jury litigation.</p>
<p>Nikole regularly conducts investigations into alleged workplace harassment, discrimination, and other misconduct claims for employers across the country.  Along with her team, she has the ability to provide rapid and thorough investigation support.  In addition, a large part of Nikole&#8217;s practice is focused on complex, high-stakes litigation, including trade secret litigation for employers. She vigorously defends clients through some of their most tumultuous times.</p>
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		<title>Michael A. Olsen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Michael Olsen is a skilled trial lawyer who focuses his practice on mass and toxic tort litigation, but also represents national and multinational corporations in complex commercial litigation including securities and commodities litigation, purchase and sale agreement disputes, and general business litigation. Currently, Mike represents The Big Ten Conference in...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/michael-a-olsen">Michael A. Olsen</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael Olsen is a skilled trial lawyer who focuses his practice on mass and toxic tort litigation, but also represents national and multinational corporations in complex commercial litigation including securities and commodities litigation, purchase and sale agreement disputes, and general business litigation.</p>
<p>Currently, Mike represents The Big Ten Conference in the NCAA Student-Athlete Concussion Litigation (MDL 2492).  In addition, Mike was appointed by the Court to serve as lead counsel for all of the conference defendants in the MDL.  Mike also serves as national counsel for a chemical manufacturer in its litigation involving the sale of PFAS chemicals.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/michael-a-olsen">Michael A. Olsen</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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		<title>Brantley Webb</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Brantley Webb is an experienced litigator who focuses on complex civil litigation, including commercial disputes, ERISA class action lawsuits, breach of fiduciary duty cases, and trade secret matters. She represents technology companies, financial institutions, and other national and multinational corporations at all stages of civil litigation. She has substantial experience...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/brantley-webb">Brantley Webb</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brantley Webb is an experienced litigator who focuses on complex civil litigation, including commercial disputes, ERISA class action lawsuits, breach of fiduciary duty cases, and trade secret matters. She represents technology companies, financial institutions, and other national and multinational corporations at all stages of civil litigation. She has substantial experience leading cases through discovery—including e-discovery, working with technical and financial experts, and taking and defending high-stakes depositions. She has tried multiple cases in federal court and before commercial arbitration panels and is described in Legal 500 as “masterful in expert battles.”</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/brantley-webb">Brantley Webb</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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		<title>Emily L. Rapalino</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Emily Rapalino is a highly accomplished intellectual property litigator who brings a blend of scientific expertise and courtroom experience to complex life sciences industry disputes. A partner in Goodwin&#8217;s IP Litigation practice and a member of the firm&#8217;s Life Sciences Disputes team, she draws on advanced degrees in biology to...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/emily-l-rapalino">Emily L. Rapalino</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Emily Rapalino is a highly accomplished intellectual property litigator who brings a blend of scientific expertise and courtroom experience to complex life sciences industry disputes. A partner in Goodwin&#8217;s IP Litigation practice and a member of the firm&#8217;s Life Sciences Disputes team, she draws on advanced degrees in biology to navigate the scientific and technical nuances at the heart of pharmaceutical and biotechnology litigation. Emily played a key role in the trial win for Cephalon involving Treanda®, an oncology drug with annual sales reaching up to $800 million, where the court found in Cephalon&#8217;s favor on all asserted infringement claims. She also secured key victories for Teva in the Eloxatin® patent disputes, helping win summary judgment of non-infringement and for Sandoz in the Esbriet® patent dispute, allowing Sandoz to be first to market with its generic product. She advises clients on a broad range of pre-litigation and litigation matters, relying on her deep industry knowledge to secure the best business outcomes for her clients.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bticonsulting.com/allstars/emily-l-rapalino">Emily L. Rapalino</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bticonsulting.com">The BTI Consulting Group</a>.</p>
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